America’s New York Times carried a comprehensive piece outlining the day’s event in Delhi. Its report focussed on the alarming rise in Delhi’s air pollution adding that the World Health Organization last year had ‘named New Delhi the world’s most polluted city.’

“The pollution is at its worst in the winter, when winds die down and dense smog often engulfs the city in the morning,” it said.

Quoting an environment expert Anumita Raichaudury, NYT ‘s report said that ‘it was good that the city at least now has a plan to react to high pollution levels.’

“It’s important to clamp down by taking at least 50 percent of the vehicles off the roads for an immediate impact,” Raichaudury was quoted as saying.

The US-based CNN, which broadcast a video report on its TV channel, also carried detailed summary of Odd-Even formula’s performance on the first day of its implementation.

Its report chose to highlight that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal-the architect of this scheme- and his ministers had led by example by car-pooling to work.

It said, “Government ministers made a show of carpooling to work, and by mid-morning had declared the experiment a success.”

Capturing the sentiment on twitter, the report said, “On Twitter, a sense of civic pride emerged. ‘Very proud of Delhi people. They are following odd even formula with [an] open heart,’ one user said.”

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